Cedar Standing Herb Planter

This is basically my very first project of any kind. I wanted to make a little planter for herbs. It needed to be raised, so it was easy to tend, but also to prevent the neighborhood rabbits from devouring my tasty herbs. Being that I am a beginner, I used pretty basic joinery, and the miters on the corners are not perfect, but then again, this is going to sit outside and weather. It’s 100% cedar, and I found some darker color 4×4 posts to use as the legs. 2×4s are used for the frame and 5/4 deck boards for the sides. I notched out the 4×4’s 1 inch deep to accept the 2×4’s. Making a 16 3.5” wide notches takes a considerable amount of time without a dado cutter… but I am soon to change that. I basically made the design myself, taking elements I likes from other projects that I saw. What do you think?

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It is what it is. It’ll work great for you. I have this same project in mind, but instead of a planter, since we already have raised garden beds, I will use it (in a more square shape) to coil my garden hose. I didn’t want a hanger in the ground, or hanging from the house… so thought this would work.